Is it free to split a PDF or extract specific pages on iPhone?

Yes. Every core FernPDF tool is free, with no account, no watermark, and no trial limits.

Where does the result (multiple files arrive as a .zip) end up on iPhone?

It downloads straight to the Files app, inside Downloads, ready to reopen, AirDrop, or attach to an email straight from there, the normal place Safari on iOS saves anything, not a special location just for FernPDF.

What's the difference between extract and split?

Extract pulls the pages you picked into one new PDF. Split cuts the document into several PDFs at the boundaries you set, and one-file-per-page is that taken to its limit. Three pages out of a 200-page report is extract; the same report turned into twelve chapter files is split.

Do links and rotation survive?

Yes. Pages keep their content, internal links and rotation, and bookmarks pointing inside the range come with them.

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How to split a PDF or extract specific pages on iPhone

You don't need special software to split a PDF or extract specific pages on iPhone. FernPDF runs entirely in Safari on iOS: open the tool, drop your file, download the result. Pages are sliced locally, ideal for pulling one exhibit out of a long confidential filing.

On iPhone, you tap the drop zone to open the native picker, then choose Files, iCloud Drive, or Photos. Once the result (multiple files arrive as a .zip) is ready, it downloads to the Files app, inside Downloads, ready to reopen, AirDrop, or attach to an email straight from there.

Safari's file picker is a full-screen sheet rather than a floating window, and there's no separate downloads icon on the Home Screen, everything routes through the Files app, iOS's equivalent of Finder.

Files from iCloud Drive or the Files app open directly in Safari, and processing happens on the phone itself: no app to install, and nothing uses your data plan to upload.

Step by step

1Open the Split PDF tool in Safari on iOS. No install, no account.
2Add the PDF you want to split: tap the drop zone to open the native picker, then choose Files, iCloud Drive, or Photos.
3Click the pages to extract, or choose “Split by range” / “Every page”.
4Click “Split PDF” and download the result (multiple files arrive as a .zip). It lands in the Files app, inside Downloads, ready to reopen, AirDrop, or attach to an email straight from there.

No upload · no account · no watermark

FAQ

Common questions

Yes, FernPDF is a web app, so it runs in Safari on iOS with no installation. All processing happens on your device, in this browser tab.

Every FernPDF tool processes files in your browser: read how the privacy model works, or verify it yourself in your network tab.